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the list of search results, select a group name in your Inactive list. You cannot join a group that you already have active. To join
a group that is not listed in the left frame, select Join new group . To create a new group, select Create group .
Chatting in an IM group
To participate in an IM group chat, press Menu, select View > Groups , an IM group, and Join > Open . When you successfully join
an IM group chat, the active group chat view is displayed. The left frame is a list of groups that you have created, joined, or
bookmarked. The top frame is a conversation viewer with text of the group chat, and the bottom frame is a message editor
where you type text to participate in the group chat. In the active group chat view, the most common actions are to send an
IM message, to whisper to another IM group member, to invite another IM contact to join the group chat, or to leave the IM group.
Sending a message to the group - To send a message to the group during an active group chat, select the message editor, type
a message, and Send .
Whispering during a group chat - To whisper to another user during an active group chat, select a name in the Conversations
folder in the left frame and Whisper .
Inviting a contact during a group chat - To invite a contact to an active group chat, select a name in the Online contacts folder
in the left frame, and Invite .
Leaving a group chat - To leave an active group chat, select End .
To participate in several active group chats at the same time, select Switch convers.
Entering an IM group
To enter a group ID when you join an IM group for the first time, press Menu, select View > Groups > Join new group . Type a
group ID up to 50 characters in the format specified by your IM service, and select OK . A group ID may be in the format wv:
\[email protected].
Defining your screen name for a group chat
To identify yourself for an IM group chat, press Menu, select View > Groups , press Menu, and select Tools > Preferences >
Screen name . By default, your user name appears to others in an IM group chat.
Select from the following:
• In a group — to select a type of name to identify you to a group. Your user name, a unique name that identifies you to the
IM service, cannot be changed.
• Screen name — to type a screen name up to 10 characters.
Creating an IM group
To create an IM group, press Menu in the groups main view, and select Create group . Type a name for the group and invite at
least one person to create the group. After you create a group, you can view the group properties and edit the group default
values.
Inviting several IM users to a group chat
The Invitations list is a master list of IM users to invite to a group chat. No one is invited to join a group chat until the invitations
are sent.
To invite a friend to a group chat, select
Invite friend from the active group chat view. An Invitations list of IM users who have
been invited to participate is displayed. The list may identify users by IM user ID or personal screen name. Select Invite
contact to select users from your contact list or Invite other to add another user to the list. When the list of invitations is complete,
select Send .
Inviting your contacts to a group chat
You can invite someone on your contact list to participate in a group chat.
To select IM users from your contact list to invite to a group chat, select
Invite friend from an active group chat, view the
Invitations list, select Invite contact , scroll to an IM user in the Invite online contact list, and select Mark . When the list of IM users
to invite from your contact list is complete, select Done to return to the master Invitations list.
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